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The futureLesson code: L1MT-AEDB-8GP7-Q

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1 PredictionsPredictions are what you think or know about the future. Read the predictions about next year andmatch them to the pictures below.a. It will rain every day.b. There will be more wars.c. There will be another economic crisis.d. Global temperatures won't decrease.e. Somebody will make a flying car.f.

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Smartphones won't be more expensive.

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Work in pairs. Student A, read one of the predictions. Student B, respond with one of the expressionsbelow. Change roles and repeat.I think that's impossible.I think that's certain.

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I think that's unlikely.

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I think that's possible.

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2 GrammarComplete the sentences below.1. To make predictions about the future we use `

I won't (will not) be

Will I be ...?Will you be ...?Will he/she/it be ...?Will we be ...?Will you be ...?Will they be ...?

Short answersYes, I will. / Yes, you will. / Yes, he will ...No, I won't. / No, you won't. / No, he won't ...

3 Practice 1Work in pairs. Talk about the predictions in Ex1. Use the phrases below."I agree with Prediction C. I think there will be another economic crisis.""I don't agree with Prediction A. I don't think it will rain every day."

(live) longer than 150 years.

(be) more traffic on the roads.

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3. Cars

(have) more free time.

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2. People

(be) more popular than traditional shopping.

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5 Do you think ...?

Work in pairs. Ask your partner about his/her predictions like in the examples below.A:

Do you think shopping online will be more popular than traditional shopping?

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Yes, I do. / No, I don't.

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Do you think shopping online will become more popular than traditional shopping?

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Yes, I think it will be more popular. / No, I don't think it will be more popular.

6 Find somebody who ...

One-to-one and small classes: Work with a partner. Ask questions about 2100 with `Do you think ...?'Do you think ...1. we will live under water?2. we will be friends with robots?3. it will be possible to travel in time?4. we will be much healthier?5. scientists will be able to create dinosaurs?6. Chinese will be the most important language in the world?7. everybody will have a smartphone?

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Larger classes: Ask your classmates questions with `Do you think ...?' and find a person who fits thesentences on the next page. Write `Nobody' if you cannot find somebody.

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Find someone who ...

thinks we will live under water.thinks we will be friends with robots.thinks it will be possible to travel in time.thinks we will be much healthier.thinks scientists will be able to create dinosaurs.world.

thinks Chinese will be the most important language in the

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everybody will have a smartphone.

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1- Predictions

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3. b

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2- GrammarDraw attention to the use of will/won't for making predictions about the future.

1. will2. won't3- Practice 1Students work in pairs. Monitor the activity. Point out that it is more natural to say `I don't think it will ...' than `Ithink it won't ...'4- Practice 2Students work individually and compare their answers in pairs in Ex6.

5- Do you think ...?

Students take turns to ask and answer questions about their predictions. Monitor the activity and encourage bothtypes of responses.6- Find somebody who ...

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In a large class, have the students stand up and ask each other the questions. Tell them that they cannot have thesame name written down more than twice during this activity. Do some feedback on the exercise, asking what thestudents discovered.